Worker shortages persist across Southern Nevada hospitals, although COVID-19 cases have dropped in recent weeks.

Nurses across Las Vegas have left the area or the profession during the pandemic, leaving critical staffing shortages as the omicron surge swept through Nevada and filled hospitals.

Hospital staffing remains in ‘crisis’ as hospital bed occupancy rises to 98% in Clark County

Hospitals around Las Vegas continue to struggle with staffing issues. Nurses are part of that equation. While nursing shortages are nothing new, they have increased due to burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, local nursing programs like the UNLV School of Nursing are seeing an increased interest in new students who want to step in to help and learn. We take you inside some of their training at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas to see how they get some hands-on experience before they join the workforce!

Governor Steve Sisolak announced an effort to recruit nursing students across Nevada to help overwhelmed hospitals across the state.

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More growing pains in Las Vegas: Experts are predicting a nursing shortage in Southern Nevada in the next couple of years.

As the COVID-19 surge continues, hospitals across the United States – including Southern Nevada hospitals – are dealing with the ongoing nursing shortage.